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What is the probability that a radioactive atom having a mean life of 10 days decays during the fifth day? |
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Answer» Correct Answer - C `1/lambda=10 days` `:.` `lambda=0.1day^-1` Probability of decay =Number of atoms decayed/Initial number of atoms `=(N_0(1-e^(-lambdat)))/(N_0)` `=1-e^(-lambdat)=1-e^(-0.1xx5)` `0.39` |
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